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Fred Thomas vs John Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
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Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 329 different votes 335 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
56 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
2 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
631 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
197
42.6% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
265
57.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
119
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
76
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
145
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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